MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – March 24, 2009 – Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, honored recipients of its 2009 Excellence in Medical Technologies & Life Sciences Awards at a banquet held on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 in San Francisco.

"We are honored to recognize these companies for their effective strategy and leadership in the healthcare and technology industries," stated Art Robbins, President, North America, Frost & Sullivan. "On behalf of the analyst team that selected these recipients, we are confident that a new level of care will result from these companies' dedication to innovation in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease. Such innovation leads to not only more efficiency in the delivery of healthcare, but also to more favorable patient outcomes."

The Medical Technologies & Life Sciences Awards are given to companies that have made a significant contribution to the pharmaceutical, biotech, drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, medical imaging, and medical device industries. Such companies have shown success at meeting the needs of patients and other stakeholders in the healthcare industry, while building world-class companies with strong management teams.

Awarded companies and individuals included:

Accelrys - 2009 North American Scientific Business Intelligence (Sci–Bi) Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Growth Strategy Leadership AwardApaTech - 2009 North American Device Biologics Company of the Year AwardAurora Imaging Technology, Inc. - 2009 North American Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanners Vertical Market Penetration Leadership AwardBiotrove - 2009 North American Drug Discovery Technologies Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year AwardCarl Zeiss Meditec - 2009 North American Optical Imaging Technologies in Clinical Diagnostics Market Leadership AwardCeloNova BioSciences, Inc. - 2009 North American Interventional Cardiology Product Innovation of the Year AwardCovidien - 2008 North American RFID-Based Biological Delivery Systems Product Innovation AwardEpinex Diagnostics, Inc. - 2009 Global Diabetes Diagnostics Excellence in Research AwardESBATech - 2009 North American Ophthalmic Pharmaceuticals Technology Innovation of the Year AwardGE Healthcare - 2009 North American Medical Imaging Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year AwardGregory T. Lucier, CEO, Life Technologies - 2009 North American Drug Discovery Technologies CEO of the Year AwardICON Clinical Research - 2009 North American Contract Research Organizations Business Development Strategy Leadership of the Year AwardIntel Corporation - 2009 North American Home Health Devices Product of the Year AwardJoe E. Kiani, CEO, Masimo - 2009 North American Patient Monitoring CEO of the Year AwardLife Technologies - 2009 North American Drug Discovery Technologies Company of the Year AwardMagellan Biosciences - 2009 North American Point of Care Heavy Metal Toxicity Testing Product Innovation AwardNanopoint, Inc. - 2009 North American Cell Imaging Solutions Product Innovation of the Year AwardNaviscan, Inc. - 2009 North American Medical Imaging Emerging Technology of the Year AwardNeotropix, Inc. - 2009 North American Biopharmaceutical Product Innovation of the Year AwardNephros, Inc. - 2009 North American Medical Device Patient Care Company of the Year AwardNomir Medical Technologies, Inc. - 2009 North American Advanced Microbial Destruction Technology Innovation of the Year AwardNovagali Pharma Sa - 2009 North American Ocular Drug Delivery Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year AwardOvation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 2009 North American Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Entrepreneurial Company of the Year AwardPhase Forward - 2009 Global Scientific Business Intelligence in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Product Line Strategy AwardPhilips Healthcare - 2009 North American Medical Imaging Product Innovation of the Year AwardPhilips Healthcare - 2009 North American Patient Monitoring Company of the Year AwardPioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. - 2009 North American Orthopedic Tissue Engineering Technology Innovation of the Year AwardSeno Medical Instruments, Inc. - 2009 North American Medical Imaging Emerging Company of the Year AwardSentinelle Medical - 2009 North American Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanners Excellence in Technology AwardSiemens Healthcare - 2009 North American Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanners Market Leadership AwardStrategic Healthcare Programs, LLC - 2009 North American Remote Patient Monitoring Growth Enabling Technology AwardValveXchange, Inc. - 2009 North American Prosthetic Heart Valves Technology Innovation of the Year AwardVeran Medical Technologies, Inc. - 2009 North American Image Guided Therapy Technology Innovation of the Year AwardZecotek Photonics, Inc. - 2009 North American PET and PET/CT Enabling Technology Award

Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

For further information on the Awards Banquet or recipients, or for digital photos, please contact Jake Wengroff, jake.wengroff@frost.com.

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